Syed Firdaus Ashraf And A Ganesh Nadar In Mumbai

Stories by Syed Firdaus Ashraf And A Ganesh Nadar In Mumbai

We Danced Slowly; We Didn't Want A Heart Attack

We Danced Slowly; We Didn't Want A Heart Attack

Rediff.com   1 Jan 2024

Half a century after he left school, A Ganesh Nadar attends a school reunion.

'These laws are equipped to suppress democracy'

'These laws are equipped to suppress democracy'

Rediff.com   27 Dec 2023

'...by directing these draconian provisions against political and ideological opponents of the ruling group, minorities, and those who dare to dissent through and selective prosecution and prolonged incarceration as undertrials.'

Dunki: The Romantic Shah Rukh Khan Returns

Dunki: The Romantic Shah Rukh Khan Returns

Rediff.com   26 Dec 2023

I was very happy to see the old Shah Rukh Khan back. Please, leave the action to Salman Khan, requests A Ganesh Nadar.

'New Laws Will Make India A Police State'

'New Laws Will Make India A Police State'

Rediff.com   26 Dec 2023

'These new laws give complete (impunity) to the police.' 'Whatever little accountability the police had, all that is gone now.' 'There is no accountability mechanism against the police for abusing or misusing in the new laws.'

Want To Be In Ayodhya? This Is What It Costs

Want To Be In Ayodhya? This Is What It Costs

Rediff.com   24 Dec 2023

Let us see what the cost is today for a two-day stay in the city and the air fare as train tickets are no longer available.

'We are not asking for the moon from Adani'

'We are not asking for the moon from Adani'

Rediff.com   21 Dec 2023

'Gautam Adani will not be able to step inside Dharavi.' 'We will ensure Adani will not get what he wants.' 'Adani has no reason to do politics with people of Dharavi but he is still doing it.'

'He was shouting kaala kanoon vaapas lo'

'He was shouting kaala kanoon vaapas lo'

Rediff.com   13 Dec 2023

'You can still smell the smoke in the Lok Sabha.'

'Intruders were heading to PM's seat'

'Intruders were heading to PM's seat'

Rediff.com   13 Dec 2023

'Many MPs felt they were going to take out a weapon and shoot us all.'

'There is no specific time frame for the government to restore statehood'

'There is no specific time frame for the government to restore statehood'

Rediff.com   12 Dec 2023

'This verdict means that if there is presidential rule anywhere in any state of India, that state can be dismembered and from a state can be downgraded to a Union territory.'

'15 million people of Jammu and Kashmir are bitter'

'15 million people of Jammu and Kashmir are bitter'

Rediff.com   11 Dec 2023

'This bitterness will be more in Jammu area than in Kashmir.'

'Attacking Dalits has become part of Dravidian culture'

'Attacking Dalits has become part of Dravidian culture'

Rediff.com   29 Nov 2023

'Both the DMK and ADMK are equally to blame.' 'When the question is violence against Dalits, they don't take measures to protect Dalits.'

Want To Attend Ram Temple Opening? Book Now!

Want To Attend Ram Temple Opening? Book Now!

Rediff.com   22 Nov 2023

'If you want a room for the consecration, then you better book it now.' 'By this time next week there won't be any hotel rooms available in the temple city.'

'Israel like James Bond has a licence to kill'

'Israel like James Bond has a licence to kill'

Rediff.com   21 Nov 2023

'But unlike Bond who killed an individual, Israel is killing a nation.'

'100% guarantee all workers are alive'

'100% guarantee all workers are alive'

Rediff.com   20 Nov 2023

'We are hoping that in three-four days we will surely get a positive result.'

'What is happening is not vikas but vinash'

'What is happening is not vikas but vinash'

Rediff.com   17 Nov 2023

'These kinds of tunnels are not meant for the Himalayas.' 'Development should be good for all people and not where you make a tunnel and 40 people get trapped.'

'Subrata Roy was arbitraging between India and Bharat'

'Subrata Roy was arbitraging between India and Bharat'

Rediff.com   16 Nov 2023

'The India which was all about glamour and razzmatazz through which he could earn the trust of people of the other India, which was Bharat.'

'Ambedkar's contribution is bigger than Gandhi's'

'Ambedkar's contribution is bigger than Gandhi's'

Rediff.com   10 Nov 2023

'For no other leader of India do so many people turn up for an event every year without invitation.'

Suhana, Khushi, Agastya Win Our Hearts

Suhana, Khushi, Agastya Win Our Hearts

Rediff.com   9 Nov 2023

'I really feel a series would have done more justice to Riverdale and its teens than a movie.'

'Obviously, you get upset at being denied a ticket'

'Obviously, you get upset at being denied a ticket'

Rediff.com   9 Nov 2023

'I was never why I was denied a ticket to contest the assembly elections.'

'If Kejriwal is arrested...'

'If Kejriwal is arrested...'

Rediff.com   31 Oct 2023

'It could backfire on the BJP and boost the Opposition parties.'